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UMaine student held on murder charge in connection with stabbing in Florida

A University of Maine student is being held on a murder charge in connection with a double stabbing in Florida that resulted in the death …

People in downtown Bangor walk through a late winter storm that started Wednesday and is expected to bring as much as 2 feet of snow to parts of Maine, according to the National Weather Service.

Late-winter storm bearing down on Maine; up to 2 feet of snow expected

GRAY, Maine — With the official start of spring eight days away, forecasters spent Wednesday morning preparing for one last brush with winter. A winter …

Nicholas Sexton is lead in to the courtroom at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor on Wednesday for a hearing to determine if he should have a trial separate from co-defendant Randall Daluz.

Men charged in Bangor triple slaying expected to be tried together in April before one jury

BANGOR, Maine — The two men accused of killing three Penobscot County residents in 2012 then setting the car in which they were shot on …

Maine Senate passes Medicaid expansion bill but falls short of veto-proof majority

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The Woodland Pulp mill is located in Baileyville along the St. Croix River.

Mill to add 2 tissue machines, 80 jobs in Washington County

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Finance Authority of Maine Treasurer Patrick Murphy (far right) feared that the proposed $25 million bond supporting a torrefied wood pellet mill was too risky, while board member and state Department of Economic and Community Development Director George Gervais (far left) supported the plan during a FAME meeting in Augusta on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013.

$25 million FAME loan remains intact despite changes in Millinocket pellet mill plan

Fred Horch (left) and Stephen Mulkey, president of Unity College, speak Wednesday during a press conference at the Climate Solutions Expo and Summit in Augusta. Horch, a Green Independent candidate from Brunswick running for the Maine State Senate, helped to organize the event and called for more leadership from state government regarding climate change issues.

Maine climate change expo organizer: ‘The political leadership seems to be missing a piece of the puzzle’

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Scarborough native Max Valverde, sporting a disheveled head of hair, prepares to convince the celebrity investor panel on ABC's hit show "Shark Tank" that his "Morninghead" product can neatly fix unruly hair.

Scarborough native to pitch his ‘bed head’ remover on ABC reality show ‘Shark Tank’

Ellsworth police seek man who led officers on 8-mile foot chase through woods after alleged burglary

16 cats perish in fire at Houlton animal shelter

HOULTON, Maine — Officials may never know the cause of …

Bowdoin men’s hockey bus crashes into restaurant

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Members of the Bowdoin College men’s hockey …

Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew speaks in October to the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on Riverview Psychiatric Center funding.

DHHS names interim director for Riverview Psychiatric Center

Hard times may be ahead for Maine’s moose, loons and salmon, according to a recent assessment released by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences.

Experts identify Maine wildlife, plants vulnerable to climate change

Brunswick company to reproduce Robert McCloskey watercolors from books such as ‘Blueberries for Sal’

You’ve probably made room for “Make Way for Ducklings” on …

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the site of a building collapse in New York on Wednesday. A building collapsed in a largely residential block of Upper Manhattan, and the New York City Fire Department was searching for anyone trapped in the debris, officials said.

Explosion attributed to gas leak kills 2 in NYC; others missing

Senate upholds LePage vetoes of hearing aid, fireworks bills

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Raymond Hill wraps a chain around a log while his Belgian draft horses Bill (left) and Sam wait patiently while working in a Lincolnville woodlot. Horse logging is preferred by landowners who want very low-impact logging done on their property.

Low-impact logging uses real horsepower

Stars surround Robinson Point Lighthouse Station on Isle au Haut during a winter evening on the island.

Isle au Haut: Portraits of an island community in winter

A dozen people join in unison as Michael Bennett leads them in a West African drumming workshop at Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor on Sunday Feb. 9, 2014.

Hancock County man learns West African music ‘about the whole, not the sum of the parts’

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Orono man pleads not guilty in stabbing death of his mother’s boyfriend

David Coon sentencing

Owls captivate crowd at Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show

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Opinion

Neighbors meet on Edwards Street in Portland’s Libbytown last year.

EDITORIAL

There’s a little more hope for Maine’s struggling homeowners

The foreclosure process is, hypothetically, fairly simple. Homeowners fail to make their mortgage payments and then receive a notice in the mail saying they have …

Sports

UMaine’s Xavier Pollard knocks Vermont’s Clancy Rugg to the floor while trying to score during a game on Jan. 16 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Pollard was the team’s scoring leader this season with 14.7 points per games and was second in assists (3.8 apg) and steals (1.8).

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Inexperience, porous defense plagued UMaine men’s basketball team in dismal season

Coach Ted Woodward realized his team was going to endure some growing pains this winter. The University of Maine men’s basketball team started with no …

Health

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As ACA deadline looms, Maine doctors show support for single-payer health care

With March 31 fast approaching as the deadline to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care act, the state’s largest physicians group has released new survey …

Business

Easy Day, a restaurant, bar and "bowling lounge," opened Wednesday at 725 Broadway in South Portland.

Take it easy: Family-oriented ‘bowling lounge’ opens in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — For Chris Tyll, a former Navy SEAL and owner of Pat’s Pizza in Portland’s Old Port, the only easy day — …

Living

CULTURE SHOCK (blog)

Bangor filmmaker trains his eye on Fiji for pilot of new TV series

) Bangor-based filmmaker Chas Bruns traveled to Fiji in 2012, not just for the sun and the sand, but also to start the process of …

Outdoors

Experts identify Maine wildlife, plants vulnerable to climate change

Hard times may be ahead for Maine’s moose, loons and salmon, according to a recent assessment released by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. These …